1987 Whittier Earthquake | M5.9

[TheMetalhead818]

I was nine and living in a group home in burbank already for school at that time of the quake

[whittondude]

I remember this quake very well. I was 14, living back home in Riverside at the time.

[Angelslover9]

@30MFLORES

what is so good about them is no SCHOOL

[darkhoarse820]

@Angelslover9 That's BS. I went to school within the hour.

[quicksilverwade]

I was in Bell Gardens. I remember the first wave was like an atomic bomb had gone off. The air shook the house like Godzilla had taken a hold of it then the ground started moving up and down like a broken escalator.

[FridayzGirl]

i was 3 when this happened

[StevenShields29]

And I hate these motherfucking easterners with their smug fucking attitude about our reactions during quakes. I'd love to see the look on THEIR faces when it seems like the building is about to come crashing down on your head.

[StevenShields29]

South Gate?? what the hell are these hicks talking about? And btw, PATHETIC graphic of the fault.

[StevenShields29]

@teflonmagnet What a lovely thing to say! It tells me a lot about the kind of person you are. And fyi, the largest ethnic group in Whittier is Hispanic, followed by non-Hispanic white. And where do you live?

[teflonmagnet]

@StevenShields29 ohh, i beg your pardon, it's niggahville, is it?



[salikagroeg]

@DDJ478 True!! Does any one have that video? I used to have it on VCR but dammit... the tape got ruined b4 youtube existed :(

[1978MikeyP]

I was nine year's old and living in Whittier when this quake hit.

[edgarsaenz]

I was in high school when it hit

[fpz2006]

"Stay calm".....? Absolutely ridiculous.

[salikagroeg]

@fpz2006 absolutely necessary